FOCUS OF THE DAY: SRA abandons indemnity cover cut this year after LSB warning. The Legal Services Board (LSB) has extended the time it has given itself to decide on the proposed cut in the minimum indemnity cover limit for law firms from 10 October this year to 17 August 2015. Full story - Legal Futures
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| Last week's interactions with @TheLawMap |
- James Foley beheading suspect probably British, David Cameron says http://t.co/rtrQfCjYIn
- Former Big Brother professor Geoff Beattie 'sacked unfairly' http://t.co/7w77ZYvqzD
- Michael Brown killing: US Attorney General Eric Holder arrives in Ferguson http://t.co/kKeBdQlgus
- Foley beheading video shocks the world, US President Obama says http://t.co/qYzqHLQU2a
- Second arrest over Tilbury Docks container death http://t.co/h2DzesXESf
- AUSTRALIA: Child refugees' moral 'blackmail' http://t.co/fPXsg6RF7X
- India's 'Iron Lady' Irom Sharmila released after 14 years http://t.co/ilDM29BMaf
- David Cameron cuts short holiday after video appears to show a man with a British accent beheading a US journalist http://t.co/WWVbEuNQem
- Solicitor data to be opened to comparison sites | Law Gazette http://t.co/pX17vZTF9G
- Former race equality chief has told his fraud trial he was "entitled" to take out a life assurance policy for wife http://t.co/P908DZpBQX
- Scottish independence: UK department denies advising staff to vote 'No' http://t.co/FVoOWlUWOX
- Plymouth University's chairman of governors is to be investigated about claims of sexual harassment of female staff http://t.co/VIwO6CWP22
- US: Macy's settles racial profiling allegations from shoppers at Manhattan branch of its flagship department store http://t.co/6crnNW2ORv
- Four arrested over letter bombs sent in Northern Ireland and England http://t.co/XRss65bv2V
- Teenager raped woman in her 90s in her Cardiff home http://t.co/8zCpT8DoHX
- Ebola crisis in LIBERIA: Troops impose slum quarantine http://t.co/zbZnThwYlA
- US hospital hack 'exploited Heartbleed flaw' http://t.co/Jr95robw9S
- Two more Bridgend's Princess of Wales Hospital nurses arrested http://t.co/ngw0hcf0Ef
- US: Why are white people scared of black people's rage at Michael Brown's death? http://t.co/TfhusiLagK
- Who to blame for ARGENTINA's disastrous default? Its lawyers, of course http://t.co/rhasD3aLub
- US: 'A cemetery for our people': Guatemalan consul sees life and death of Texas migrant crisis http://t.co/Qx9jOfGON2
- Government approves standards allowing apprentices to qualify as solicitors | The Lawyer http://t.co/iH5JXNJnR3
- Managing the conveyancer shortfall | Law Gazette http://t.co/jXg9pJA32F
- Domestic abuse law could be widened | Law Gazette http://t.co/iBLcHCly1O
- Government approves apprenticeship scheme | Law Gazette http://t.co/N999YkXlF9
- Deported Peterborough burglar Marius Siurkus returned to UK to retrieve hidden jewels http://t.co/QzEdAGzIn4
- Man held over Tilbury Docks shipping container death http://t.co/TbvlnhbURb
- Scottish independence: 'Yes' vote would 'devastate' broadcasting http://t.co/MH87VCB5ER
- Cut public spending in Scotland if it stays in UK, poll told http://t.co/54h6QgduRA
- The first female manager in Scottish senior football - Shelley Kerr http://t.co/KXfcxaTReI
- Youth mental health care 'in dark ages', says minister http://t.co/vWODFu5QFH
- Cat and Fiddle near miss biker guilty of dangerous driving http://t.co/iJXOtNmvgr
- Girl, 3, 'unable to walk' from neglect, report finds http://t.co/1Hu3S31Xor
- Sri Lankan maid Rizana Nafeek beheaded in SAUDI ARABIA accused of killing a baby in her care in 2005 case http://t.co/HKdRYduL3x
- Female prisoner who says she had sex with police officer in custody suite told Cardiff Crown Court she was flattered http://t.co/3Y1HqBQ81v
- Lib Dems lift Rennard suspension: Clegg says party 'changed' http://t.co/3Pk7zWv11U
- Domestic abuse crime considered by ministers http://t.co/V7qa4NpT4w
- SRA blasts LSB decision to extend consultation period on PII as “wrong” | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/C7eaRUolLU
- Child maintenance enforcement fees criticised by family practitioners | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/kDAyRbSw0z
- Law Society granted consultative status at the UN | Solicitors Journal http://t.co/On6KEbUIaL
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Mosaic promotes associate GC to top role as former legal chief becomes CFO | The Lawyer http://t.co/uqb0Z05dgy
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Addleshaws and Burges Salmon win spots on Welsh Water’s new panel | The Lawyer http://t.co/DG41Qau47D
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Stewarts to launch tax litigation team to capitalise on boom in tax disputes | The Lawyer http://t.co/xpoytnl4H1
- Addleshaws proposes five-borough capital | Law Gazette http://t.co/31IWnHc7VX
- Hong Kong law chief quits over Beijing support | Law Gazette http://t.co/49nyZXtNtl
- Some family hearings could be public, Munby says | Law Gazette http://t.co/kDGxwaBlfg
- Accountant's reports safe from public exposure after FoI ruling | Legal Futures http://t.co/3G2BZD6q23
- TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCltZZ
- Gambling Commission - Four weeks left to apply for continuation rights http://t.co/mILTqxrhy6
- The ECJ as the European “Supreme Court”: Setting Aside Citizens’ Rights for EU Law Supremacy: http://t.co/HRN8JvAF7o
- IRELAND: Amnesty International Galway hosts a special screening of the Award winning documentary African Pride http://t.co/NLS6xyAgQd
- PAKISTAN: Does the Article 245 undermine human rights more than it protects human lives? http://t.co/NqCEzcjXrj
- The outbreak of Ebola in west Africa has caused global hysteria and fear http://t.co/Q7nGmg3cOh
- Consumers' new rights to redress qualified by 'average consumer' test http://t.co/oLb7PXJt12
- Michael Brown shooting: US cannot lecture others on human rights, Amnesty says, as Egypt appeals for 'restraint' http://t.co/7J95YJMy7a
- US: It’s Time to Overhaul Clemency http://t.co/BVsnsRQIXa
- US: In Five Years, Federal Prosecutor Preet Bharara Has Taken On Terrorism, Corruption and Cuomo http://t.co/zYNdKM4nsu
- US: Altered Bank Study Draws Fine for Giant Auditor PwC http://t.co/sl0vClQa4U
- In CHINA, Myths of Social Cohesion http://t.co/fuwOCLMSq3
- US: Cities Rocked by Past Protests Offer Lessons in What, and What Not, to Do http://t.co/nmv2kDKjiT
- INDIA: Government set to repeal 36 Acts through recently introduced Repealing and Amendment Bill of 2014 http://t.co/CMnhr0EjCI
- INDIA: Supreme Court defers implementation of new Rules pertaining to misconduct of AoRs http://t.co/tk6CWlukMD
- INDIA: Lawyers create commotion outside Chief Justice’ court http://t.co/yQkWS6RDpW
- INDIA: Would the selection of Judicial Appointments Commision be good? In Conversation with Justice Santosh Hegde http://t.co/nIdPt9or4S
- INDIA: PIL seeks use of Hindi as court language in Supreme Court & High Courts, replacing English http://t.co/issiFFAyDU
- The Water Act 2014 (the Act) is a major step in the government’s liberalisation of the water industry http://t.co/hshXToZAOB
- England v Scotland: the difference on divorce and cohabitation http://t.co/lEPKP15doD
- A review of the recent changes to UK immigration law and sponsorship http://t.co/AlJUYjSNuL
- Product liability and nanotechnology: an update http://t.co/I4seelwBBU
- What is your ‘purpose’? Written agreement & difficulties proving the effect of particular words of agreement http://t.co/dswkEe4ldl
- UKRAINE's parliament approves very dangerous draft law on first reading http://t.co/FCZnR7oK0i
- AZERBAIJAN: Repression unleashed against information freedom defenders http://t.co/114aDDTtKA
- Human rights reform and the role of the Strasbourg Court http://t.co/uGsYpiCON3
- A hardening of Conservative human rights policy: what are the options? http://t.co/zH9oLvhjum
- ECHR withdrawal and a British Bill of Rights: some resources http://t.co/Or28tE0BZe
- Cambridge Public Law Conference: Detailed programme published (15th - 17th Sept) http://t.co/Qasofx72gP
- The Canadian human-rights model: a brief response to Richard Edwards http://t.co/TjJHjDd2FI
- Lords Woolf and Brown on proposed limitation of judicial review http://t.co/Ymxkpjoo64
- Troubled Families programme expanded to help younger children https://t.co/LYxHctK9dk
- Workplace pensions becoming ‘social norm’ https://t.co/mkxVoofher
- Learner drivers to pay less for theory tests from October 2014 https://t.co/FhNfRFwx9L
- Video games companies to begin claiming tax relief https://t.co/nj4ysxfLJT
- Funding boost for humanitarian workers on World Humanitarian Day https://t.co/LmR8FtdNiz
- Hundreds of police officers investigated for racist or threatening social media posts http://t.co/m53eUBQWcD
- There is no crisis in prisons says Chris Grayling amid soaring suicides http://t.co/So84D2DBOq
- Thieves stole £5,000 worth of cleaning products from pound shop in Birmingham http://t.co/gZbQIfxfAx
- The rise of Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions http://t.co/UglfTOAvTp
- SWEDEN feminists roar into political arena http://t.co/6Hie29Tszb
- INDIA: Kashmir gun makers struggle for survival http://t.co/loWAx4CQc3
- Unfit Gloucestershire police told to eat healthy http://t.co/STFWg52kj7
- New plan to end secrecy in family courts http://t.co/4eeakm8AZU
- £15k of lights stolen from school after police fail to turn up http://t.co/VTkPPtalIV
- Widow’s carer in court over £5m of sentimental jewellery http://t.co/WI8oJHwPI8
- Bullying husbands face jail under new proposals by Theresa May http://t.co/O60olWbUle
- Nato policing 'uncharted territory', head of operations says http://t.co/Otl1PA0XqH
- Doncaster rapist Natham Bradder jailed for nine years http://t.co/Uw8nWwbSfr
- Northumbria Police to re-examine 'no crime' rape claims http://t.co/GdB6xopKhQ
- George Galloway MP questioned by police over Israel speech http://t.co/vWOr13XWZt
- IRAQ: Islamist militants 'kill reporter James Foley on video' http://t.co/c2GBJVWDiq
- Big increase in demand for non-traditional legal services, City report predicts | Legal Futures http://t.co/oQA6QqLN5G
- Not-for-profit law firm in Utah offers fees according to household income | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/UmgXrecDxQ
- Clyde recruits Islamic finance specialist from Herbert Smith | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/fm9MJpcTre
- The transformative power of litigation funding for GCs | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/DG1DaRlWqR
- Australian start-up lawyers open in London and New York | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/uT0prXMRJj
- US banks eye Dublin as new base if UK exits EU | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/z0OtIDIXVT
- US law school makes lay offs after students fall 38pc | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/6EpKKXid9V
- Duane Morris opens in Shanghai | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/VWOrweEw4R
- UK local government looks to privatise legal departments | The Global Legal Post http://t.co/Lg6RPccQAf
- Prison lights-out policy could worsen mental health crisis, campaigners say http://t.co/QhyxfEh6Aq
- Former Lehman Brothers bankers win pensions battle http://t.co/aovyLhriwn
- 'Nurse ratio' at weekends key to stroke survival for patients http://t.co/lEWKS4a7UF
- Calls to reinstate Birmingham Trojan Horse head teachers http://t.co/PdZ3llWl1y
- US: Ferguson unrest - New clashes as Obama urges calm http://t.co/PTfxjNf3ao
- US: Standard Chartered to pay $300m penalty to NY regulator http://t.co/ArskjXY8GF
- Women 'duped by fake match.com profiles' http://t.co/2qL06p608l
- Doctor charged with indecent filming appears in court http://t.co/zVZCKtgOF9
- Google removes 12 BBC News links in 'right to be forgotten' http://t.co/g1EJPpoI25
- Man held over Tilbury Docks shipping container death http://t.co/TbvlnhbURb
- UKRAINE street battles in Luhansk as troops advance http://t.co/ERZh3h0MHx
- Ilminster police find suspected illegal immigrants in lorry http://t.co/Df4JGCPQwJ
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Ashurst raids O’Melveny & Myers and White & Case to bolster Asia practice | The Lawyer http://t.co/6RFBmgSKKK
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Shepherd & Wedderburn bolsters construction team with ex-DLA practice head | The Lawyer http://t.co/rKEm6R8SOd
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Linklaters, Travers Smith, Weil in £184m PwC Lehman pensions settlement | The Lawyer http://t.co/scyKIb5pNt
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Cliff Richard turns to BCL Burton Copeland and Michael Simkins after police raid | The Lawyer http://t.co/us3rvanFzA
- LAW FIRM NEWS: Squire Patton Boggs plumps for legacy Patton Boggs associate in Saudi | The Lawyer http://t.co/sWTCfUiFyE
- Arbitration should not be a cloak | Law Gazette http://t.co/aUhMOuTghB
- New criminal offence proposed to snare tax evaders | Law Gazette http://t.co/rTLm8PWCHp
- Clydes settles whistleblowing dispute | Law Gazette http://t.co/ubFPlb2OkP
- Closed CPD provider owes £458k, records show | Law Gazette http://t.co/d8TabIVqEb
- ‘Failure to cooperate’ case prompts LeO review | Law Gazette http://t.co/YvRfZhtfmF
- Addleshaws urges five-borough capital | Law Gazette http://t.co/n6LWI6lHhV
- SRA concedes defeat on PII change this year | Law Gazette http://t.co/HOTmMqWR5v
- Two men to appear in court over Northern Ireland 'trafficking ring' http://t.co/104HzySRsi
- How can Chris Grayling deny our prisons crisis? http://t.co/UXcd7Keyjf
- Bar Association calls for inquiry into NT magistrate's political involvement http://t.co/ZTNaaRjVat
- Europe must do its bit to stop the trade in conflict minerals http://t.co/xhLNxVNoHl
- Young man blinded in jail: 'they let me go into dark place I'll never get out of' http://t.co/kgaPVxUAG1
- TheLawMap Wig is out! http://t.co/oV3eHCltZZ
